update on the sa-200 lincoln welder rebuild, almost done.

carvel minne farmer

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good evening guys here's an update on the sa-200 Lincoln welder almost done! pour in the oil, antifreeze, and fuel, last up the new battery and hit the go button and time the engine. then run a few test runs, setting rpm, setting voltage out puts, bring it up to full temp, check for any oil, antifreeze or fuel leaks. some more pics.
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I have a SA200 I bought new in 1973. I am the only one to ever weld with it. had to wait a while to get it, as I think most of the production was going to Alaska for the pipeline. anyway, what kind of muffler is on the machine you are overhauling? is it just a muffler or a spark arrestor? thanks
 
Man! That is one fine SA 200! Mine was just battleship gray, and faded at that. But it welded like a dream...I also would be interested in its value..
 
nice job, first orange one i have seen. would have looked good in minnie prairie good.lol.
 
(quoted from post at 23:07:30 01/09/18) She's a beauty!
thank you kcm , what your looking at is about 80 to 100 hours of work here from tear down to completion. I do take them apart with an impact but no impact touches them on reassembly, everything is hand done and torqued to spec. I want it to look better than the day it left the Lincoln factory.
 
Good work. That's going to make a welder very happy. I may have had one of those back in the early 60's. It had a Chrysler flat head. Like most things in my past I wish I had kept it, and not sold it for 25.00. Stan
 
(quoted from post at 23:25:41 01/09/18) Too nice::: Don't think I would want to expose that to the weather on the back of a truck.
good morning arlen, the tin work, and main frame where sent out to a stripping co. and stripped (they have big stripping tanks that will take an entire car body) then sent to powder mill's for powder coating, the engine, generator, fuel tank and every bolt I painted in my shop using endura paint. this combination will last for many years IF the welder keeps it clean and the salt off it!
 
(quoted from post at 23:28:31 01/09/18) I have a SA200 I bought new in 1973. I am the only one to ever weld with it. had to wait a while to get it, as I think most of the production was going to Alaska for the pipeline. anyway, what kind of muffler is on the machine you are overhauling? is it just a muffler or a spark arrestor? thanks
good morning mjsnodgrass, I get the mufflers custom made for me at a local muffler shop, they will give the welder a deeper throaty rumble similar to holly, and no there is no spark arrester in them. remember the man using this welder is creating more sparks (welding and grinding) than any muffler could :wink: mj you look after that 73 keep it clean, change oil, look after it and you'll be able to pass it on to your grandson!
 
(quoted from post at 01:59:42 01/10/18) Great job.So what is the value of that unit?
the value varys T.F. the value of this unit is appx $20,000. cdn. everything under the hood was replaced with new or in the case of the engine and gen. completely overhauled, the rad has a new core, I have done a lot of upgrades and custom work to this welder and it will outperform any new Lincoln welder built today. a new vantage (I call them disadvantage) welder from Lincoln will run you appx $22,500.00 cdn, the welder I rebuilt before Christmas went to a guy who had bought a brand new disadvantage and in the first 39 hours on the machine he went back to the dealer for another new radiator, 3 radiators in 39 hours!! on his 3rd trip to town the welding foreman told him not to come back as he needed welders on site working not on the road! so what did that welder cost him T.F. he lost a job that would have put over $100,000. in his pocket!
 
(quoted from post at 05:41:55 01/10/18) Man! That is one fine SA 200! Mine was just battleship gray, and faded at that. But it welded like a dream...I also would be interested in its value..
mj have you tracked down that old welder of yours yet? track it down bring it up here and i'll build you a beautifull battleship grey lincoln :lol:
 
(quoted from post at 07:30:51 01/10/18) nice job, first orange one i have seen. would have looked good in minnie prairie good.lol.
rustred you just had to put that idea in my head hhmmm, prairie gold with cherry red trim :lol:
 
(quoted from post at 09:50:45 01/10/18) Good work. That's going to make a welder very happy. I may have had one of those back in the early 60's. It had a Chrysler flat head. Like most things in my past I wish I had kept it, and not sold it for 25.00. Stan
thank you stan, $25.00 stan, i'll give you $2500.00 for it if you can track it down and it's still complete. you will not get any old copper wound Lincoln out of my shop for under $5000.00! my wife sent the owner pics of his welder last night on her I phone and he texted back "just awesome, very very happy!"
 
I agree with the others, your work looks outstanding!
If it were my machine, I would not want a rubber hose
from the gas tank to the carburetor, especially going
by the exhaust manifold.
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(quoted from post at 01:15:01 01/10/18) good evening guys here's an update on the sa-200 Lincoln welder almost done! pour in the oil, antifreeze, and fuel, last up the new battery and hit the go button and time the engine. then run a few test runs, setting rpm, setting voltage out puts, bring it up to full temp, check for any oil, antifreeze or fuel leaks. some more pics.
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f you don't mind me asking sir how does that electronic ignition conversion hold up we also have this very welder with mag problems
 
I see a couple of differences with my 1953 SA 200. My oil filter was a canister that took a drop in cartridge filter, not a spin on like yours. My machine also did not have any electrical outlets at all. Also, there was only 1 gauge on the machine, an oil pressure gauge on the side of the engine, not on the front panel.
 
good evening tn terry, the electronic distributor works very well, I have converted all my rental machines from mag to dist. any Lincoln with a 163 engine/head will convert over no problem. the big difference is the cost, mags and mag parts have gotten so expensive its crazy, with the pertronix distributor you just put in new cap and rotor every fall and new plugs and your away.
 
(quoted from post at 12:13:38 01/10/18) I agree with the others, your work looks outstanding!
If it were my machine, I would not want a rubber hose
from the gas tank to the carburetor, especially going
by the exhaust manifold.
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good evening popinjohn, the fuel line is actually about 2" away from the manifold, it looks closer with the side on picture, I haven't had any issues with a rubber fuel line yet, and I use a type of high pressure line built for fuel systems.
 
(quoted from post at 14:48:32 01/10/18) I see a couple of differences with my 1953 SA 200. My oil filter was a canister that took a drop in cartridge filter, not a spin on like yours. My machine also did not have any electrical outlets at all. Also, there was only 1 gauge on the machine, an oil pressure gauge on the side of the engine, not on the front panel.
good evening johnlobb, the spin on filter bracket is part of the upgrades, along with a 12 volt altenator over the old style 6 volt generator, I move all the gauges to the front panel so the welder can keep an eye on the engine vitals. install 125 volt dc plugs on the panel and one hidden under the door for his rod oven, it is non exciting so you don't want it out where other people use it, but it will run a rod oven even at low idle just fine. electronic high/low idle system so when he hits the grinder trigger or strikes an arc it snaps to high idle, on your old style 53's you had to pin the welder on high idle manually to run a grinder.
 

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